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January 31, 2017

Is Your Membership Current?

Only Active Austin Bar Members Can Participate in Judicial Evaluation Poll

The Austin Bar Association’s biennial Judicial Evaluation Poll will be available for members Feb. 1 – 15, 2017. Austin Bar members will receive an email from Ballot Box Online with a link to the online evaluation poll. Dues payments must be current to ensure active membership status in order to participate in the poll. Contact Membership Director Carol Tobias if you are unsure of your membership status. The email will be sent from AustinBar@BallotBoxOnline.com. Please make sure to whitelist this email address to ensure it is not blocked by your spam filter.

The Austin Bar has conducted its Judicial Evaluation Poll since 1978. In 2005, the policy of conducting the poll every two years was established. The poll gives Travis County attorneys an opportunity to evaluate the performance of area judges – from justices of the peace to federal district judges – with the results released to the public as a community service. Judges who have been on the bench for at least 18 months are included in the poll.